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What was your favourite reveal fromWarhammersshowing at Adepticon this year?
A lot of you will probably be saying the words Space and Wolves right now.
A lot of you are wrong.
This isnt a biased opinion.
Ive barely touchedmy Tomb Kings armysince the game was released.
But the new brand Cathay miniatures are stunning.
And now we have some of the finest models The Old World has ever seen.
The Dragon Emperors daughter who turns into an Actual Dragon.
H*ck, even the bog-standard troops look excellent.
The Chinese-inspired faction are some of the best miniatures thatGames Workshophas produced in years, regardless of system.
But this is bad news for Age of Sigmar.
It also shows that players are buying The Old World.
Elsewhere inthe Adepticon show, Games Workshop announced that its bringing back some Beastmen models from 1987.
What other company can do that successfully?
That is, until Cathay.
The Cathay launch is bigger than any range refresh The Old World has seen before.
Three new releases in one reveal show is impressive, even if one wasnt a brand-new army.
But what does this mean for Age of Sigmar?
A new edition of its annual rulebook.
Some Spearheads thats boxes of existing miniatures repackaged in new bundles.
A few pieces of terrain.
I know the Soulblight Gravelords are on the horizon, but this was a meagre offering.
If The Old Worlds fantastic showing was a show of confidence from Games Workshop, this was a whimper.
In general, Id say thatI prefer the designs to those of 40K.
So, why arent people buying it?
Age of Sigmar fans, there is hope yet.
Thats a far more exciting spread of miniatures than 40Ks four flavours of Space Marines, at least.
But its not a good sign for Workshops second-biggest game to have such a poor showing at Adepticon.
Id expect big changes for Age of Sigmar whenever the next edition rolls around, but not necessarily before.
For Games Workshop, this is a good place to be in, believe it or not.
Until they do, the Cathay release may turn many Sigmarites heads towards The Old World.
Its certainly turned mine.
Do not be afraid.
